/energy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Energy Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:20 +0000 /energy/articles/2422647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2422647 Shepherding nuclear power projects to completion requires navigating more risks and obligations than almost any other infrastructure undertaking, but with the right strategies, states, developers, vendors and contractors can overcome these hurdles in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Squire Patton. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:38:10 +0000 /energy/articles/2424399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424399 Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG have reached a nearly $150 million national settlement with state attorneys general to resolve allegations that they sold and leased vehicles equipped with devices capable of defeating emissions tests. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:15:29 +0000 /energy/articles/2422868?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2422868 The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:06:02 +0000 /energy/articles/2424469?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424469 A Minnesota jury Friday awarded a mother of three $65.5 million following a 13-day trial in her lawsuit that claimed Johnson & Johnson's talc products exposed her to asbestos and contributed to cancer in her abdominal lining, the mother's attorneys announced. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:02:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2423342?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2423342 A federal judge has agreed with energy infrastructure company Enbridge that Michigan cannot unilaterally shut down an international petroleum pipeline that crosses the Great Lakes, ruling that oversight of the pipeline falls to the federal government. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:44:55 +0000 /energy/articles/2424327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424327 A coal executive facing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to delay his trial, pointing to what he called "secrecy" surrounding the government's review of his case when federal authorities have retreated from bribery prosecutions. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:08:49 +0000 /energy/articles/2424359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424359 Georgia utility regulators unanimously signed off Friday on a $15 billion agreement with Georgia Power that's expected to increase the capacity of the state's largest electricity provider by nearly 50%, largely to serve data centers and other high-demand customers. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:01:01 +0000 /energy/articles/2424310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424310 Italian energy giant Eni is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a New York appellate court decision that it says "stretched the claim preclusion doctrine beyond all constitutional bounds," in a long-running and multifaceted dispute stemming from a deal over a billion-dollar Mississippi liquefied natural gas processing facility. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:54:08 +0000 /energy/articles/2423938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2423938 Two conservation groups are asking a Northern California federal district court to vacate an interim U.S. Department of the Interior final rule that rescinds decades-old environmental policies concerning the public's right to participate in reviews for logging, drilling and other industrial projects on public lands. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:59:42 +0000 /energy/articles/2424205?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424205 The son of an Indiana-based aluminum manufacturing company's founder and his attorney have decided to settle a dispute from workers alleging the individuals mismanaged their employee stock ownership plan, parties told a federal court Friday.  Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:16:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2424306?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424306 A nonprofit's unusual plan to make a mass pardon request directly to the Trump administration highlights burgeoning optimism among white collar defendants about their chances of securing relief, and a recognition that the clearest path to clemency no longer runs through the traditional channels. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:57:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2424184?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424184 The Internal Revenue Service released guidance Friday easing the carbon capture tax credit's environmental reporting requirements, taking effect by the end of the year, for energy systems that permanently secure the emissions in geological locations, such as deep underground rock formations. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:42:28 +0000 /energy/articles/2411883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2411883 A tight circle of elite law firms guided the way as megadeals roared back with force in 2025, while a small group of specialist and international firms also made their mark across global transactions spanning infrastructure, gaming, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence and energy. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:09:51 +0000 /energy/articles/2422026?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2422026 As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:07:37 +0000 /energy/articles/2424242?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424242 In this week's Taxation With Representation, Trump Media and Technology Group merges with fusion power company TAE Technologies, pharmaceutical company Cencora boosts its stake in cancer care company OneOncology, and Phoenix Financial partners with private equity giant Blackstone to plug billions into various credit strategies. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:01:22 +0000 /energy/articles/2424101?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2424101 Battery technology company Factorial Inc., led by Goodwin Procter LLP, has announced plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Cartesian Growth Corp. III, advised by Greenberg Traurig LLP, in a deal that values the battery maker at $1.1 billion. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:28:37 +0000 /energy/articles/2423716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2423716 Most counts have gone forward in a Delaware Court of Chancery suit alleging an unfair "blank check" company take-public merger with a since-reorganized electric vehicle company that faced allegedly undisclosed supply chain problems. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:31:02 +0000 /energy/articles/2423941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2423941 A Michigan federal jury on Thursday awarded more than $394 million to Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company in a dispute alleging a Toshiba Corp. subsidiary botched upgrades to a hydroelectric power plant. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:52:25 +0000 /energy/articles/2414345?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2414345 Energy Transfer begged a North Dakota state judge Thursday to enter final judgment on a $345 million defamation and property damage verdict over the Dakota Access pipeline protests, saying the case is "off the procedural map," and it heard from the judge an acknowledgment that it's taken over his professional life. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:21:24 +0000 /energy/articles/2423276?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2423276 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday took a step to tackle the electricity impacts of data center and artificial intelligence growth, ordering the nation's largest grid operator to create policies for co-locating large electricity users at power plants within its footprint.